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| Synopsis1 = The ''United World'' wants to build a radar station atop Mt. Merciless, in Switzerland. Three expeditions have failed to reach the peak. The Blackhawk Squadron volunteers to climb the mountain, flies to Switzerland, and gets equipped and supplied for the climb. They are ambushed by Mongolian looking warriors armed with axes, swords, and archery gear. The medieval savages make surprising use of a large net and capture all seven of the aviators.
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Their ruler is King Merciless. His stronghold is a European-style medieval castle, and his troops are armed with hand weapons only, but he has big plans. In fact, he's just about ready to make his big move against the outside world. The audience is interrupted; one tribesman has tried to escape to the outer world. He is executed, by catapault, and Blackhawk hot-headedly tries to interfere. For this insolence, the king orders him to be fitted with the Iron Mask. This thing is made partly of leather, and strapped on while wet; as the sun tries it out, it slowly strangles the victim. King Merciless then offers to free Blackhawk if his men can defeat his warriors in open combat. The Blackhawks are on foot and the warriors are mounted, and apparently the team hasn't brought any side-arms with them today; the fight starts to go badly. Blackhawk pulls some vacuum tubes out of the radar equipment bag that they've brought along, and simulates explosions by throwing these at some rocks. The combat goes on for some time, and ultimately the Blackhawks are compelled to attack Merciless' stronghold and defeat his Castle Guards. They accomplish this, using radar station batteries and exposed wire, supplemented by fists, shocking out and punching out the iron-armored axemen. They then remove the deadly iron device from Blackhawk's head.
   
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King Merciless imprisons the Blackhawks in "the pit" under his castle, where there is an opening in the floor, above a large volcanic mass<!-- in the Swiss Alps ... -->, with only some old wooden beams set above it, to prevent rock slides. Using powder from dismantled bullets and a wrist-watch, the team assembles a time tomb, to knock loose the beams and cause a landslide. Then they escape from the prison and the castle, then use the village catapult to fling themselves to a safe landing, hundreds of feet away. As expected, the landslide into the volcanic pit causes an eruption which wipes out the stronghold and everybody in it.
 
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:* {{a|[[Olaf (Quality Universe)|Olaf Bjornson]]}}
  
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Revision as of 02:57, 7 October 2018

"Death In the Iron Mask": The United World wants to build a radar station atop Mt. Merciless, in Switzerland. Three expeditions have failed to reach the peak. The Blackhawk Squadron volunteers to climb the mountain, flies to Switzerland, and gets equipped and supplied for the climb. They are

Blackhawk #72 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1954.

Synopsis for "Death In the Iron Mask"

The United World wants to build a radar station atop Mt. Merciless, in Switzerland. Three expeditions have failed to reach the peak. The Blackhawk Squadron volunteers to climb the mountain, flies to Switzerland, and gets equipped and supplied for the climb. They are ambushed by Mongolian looking warriors armed with axes, swords, and archery gear. The medieval savages make surprising use of a large net and capture all seven of the aviators.

Their ruler is King Merciless. His stronghold is a European-style medieval castle, and his troops are armed with hand weapons only, but he has big plans. In fact, he's just about ready to make his big move against the outside world. The audience is interrupted; one tribesman has tried to escape to the outer world. He is executed, by catapault, and Blackhawk hot-headedly tries to interfere. For this insolence, the king orders him to be fitted with the Iron Mask. This thing is made partly of leather, and strapped on while wet; as the sun tries it out, it slowly strangles the victim. King Merciless then offers to free Blackhawk if his men can defeat his warriors in open combat. The Blackhawks are on foot and the warriors are mounted, and apparently the team hasn't brought any side-arms with them today; the fight starts to go badly. Blackhawk pulls some vacuum tubes out of the radar equipment bag that they've brought along, and simulates explosions by throwing these at some rocks. The combat goes on for some time, and ultimately the Blackhawks are compelled to attack Merciless' stronghold and defeat his Castle Guards. They accomplish this, using radar station batteries and exposed wire, supplemented by fists, shocking out and punching out the iron-armored axemen. They then remove the deadly iron device from Blackhawk's head.

King Merciless imprisons the Blackhawks in "the pit" under his castle, where there is an opening in the floor, above a large volcanic mass, with only some old wooden beams set above it, to prevent rock slides. Using powder from dismantled bullets and a wrist-watch, the team assembles a time tomb, to knock loose the beams and cause a landslide. Then they escape from the prison and the castle, then use the village catapult to fling themselves to a safe landing, hundreds of feet away. As expected, the landslide into the volcanic pit causes an eruption which wipes out the stronghold and everybody in it.

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  • King Merciless (Apparent Death)
    • his tribe (Apparent Death)

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  • Expedition Icicle, mountain climbers, (All die.)
  • runaway tribesman (Dies)

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  • Switzerland
    • Mount Merciless
    • Berne
      • U.W. Monitor Station
  • U.S.
    • United World Headquarters

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Synopsis for "The Invasion From Within"


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